Head of Enterprise Design Authority

The NCA’s Change Command is responsible for managing and delivering a significant portfolio of change activity across the NCA and with partners. This activity is transforming how the NCA delivers its mission to cut serious and organised crime. The Enterprise Design Authority (EDA) within the NCA’s Change Command has a vacancy for a Head of Enterprise Design - Business. This exciting and challenging role will lead on-going design effort, resolving design issues and be accountable for design decision making, The successful candidate will also be responsible for ensuring the EDA-B achieves its 5 key purposes through the delivery of the four functions of Design Leadership, Design Standards and Methods, Design Assurance and Design Resource are delivered Job description You will be working with internal and external senior stakeholders, business leads and colleagues in Change and other enabling functions and will: • Own, maintain and develop the Target Operating Model (TOM) through effective leadership of the Enterprise Authority Team. • Ensure our strategic design is effectively communicated and understood at appropriate levels across the organisation. Influencing the design of change in business cases and overseeing assurance of change design. • Drive forward the Enterprise Design Authority Function, ensuring that investment and change decisions are aligned to the NCA TOM and influencing choices about our plans for the future. • Ensure our strategic design is effectively communicated and understood at appropriate levels across the organisation. Influencing the design of change in business cases and overseeing assurance of change design All NCA officers must hold SC Enhanced upon entry as a minimum. To meet the National Security Vetting requirements for this role you will need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years. For more information please see the Candidate information Pack Responsibilities You will be able to demonstrate the following Technical Criteria: • Experience of applying systems engineering and/ or design methodologies with strategic impact, or the aptitude to do so. • A good understanding of business architecture and enterprise design architecture approaches or the willingness and aptitude to develop the required knowledge. • A good understanding of the Serious and Organised Crime threats and the changing capability required to tackle the threats or the aptitude to develop the required knowledge at pace. You will also be asked to provide evidence of the following Civil Service Behaviours: • Seeing the Big Picture • Collaborating and Partnering • Leading and Communicating • Changing and Improving • Making Effective Decisions • Delivering at Pace Please Note: • Candidates will be required to obtain SC Enhanced clearance prior to starting in the role. • The NCA is a 24/7 organisation, and working patterns must support business requirements. You may be required to respond at short notice or outside of core hours. • Individuals will be required to undertake a substance misuse test as part of pre-employment checks. • Officers may be required to travel throughout the UK and overseas. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Working Together Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace Seeing the Big Picture Leadership Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Experience of applying systems engineering and/ or design methodologies with strategic impact, or the aptitude to do so. A good understanding of business architecture and enterprise design architecture approaches or the willingness and aptitude to develop the required knowledge. A good understanding of the Serious and Organised Crime threats and the changing capability required to tackle the threats or the aptitude to develop the required knowledge at pace. Benefits Benefits If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too. All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for: • Civil Service pension scheme • 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service • Training and development opportunities • Cycle2work scheme We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . Medical Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Ability, Experience and Technical skills. If you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must submit your application by 23:55 on 27th April 2020. Once submitted your application will be acknowledged by the Government Recruitment Service. After submission of your personal details you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Judgement test. The closing date for the test is 23:59 on 29th April 2020. If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Do not leave completing the test until the last minute in case you experience any access or technical issues. There may not be technical support available after business hours and after 3pm on the closing date of 29th April 2020. While the tests should work on most operating systems and modern browsers with a good internet connection, we cannot guarantee that every combination will work. At the beginning, the test will check which browser you are using, and alert you if it is likely to be incompatible. It is highly recommended that you complete the online test on a desktop computer, not a mobile phone or tablet. Please note that online tests associated with this vacancy are not subject to time limits. Guidance for each test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the Civil Service Jobs website. Please note depending on the volume of applications the panel may decide to long-list applications against the Situational Judgement test. We reserve the right to increase test pass marks to manage applicant volumes. Should this be the case, your full application may not be sifted and your application be rejected after the test stage. A panel will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit with the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the criteria set out in the Entry Criteria section. Sift results are expected to be released w/c 22nd June 2020. Interviews will take place 7th July to 7th September 2020 - locations to be confirmed. Should you be successful at sift but cannot attend on the interview date(s) listed the recruitment team cannot guarantee an alternative date. Please contact the recruitment team. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application. You will then be asked to attend an interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence. Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application. You will then be asked to attend an interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence. Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates. We encourage all candidates to thoroughly review the candidate pack which explains the role further before submitting an application. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.